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Experiment No. 1: How do you know you're in love?

You wake up one morning and realize, unequivocally, that you are IN LOVE. How do you know? What measurable shift has occurred in your behavior, biology, or thought pattern that alerts you to your new state? With enough data points from our fellow explorers, maybe we can hone in on some concrete conclusions.

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SUBJECT: Yvonne, female, 51 DATA SET: in love 4 times SUBMISSION DATE: 2019.05.21 "Happiness, thoughts of that person, talking with them & caring about them - wanting the other person to be happy.”
Kristen Ruth SmithMay 22, 2019
SUBJECT: Betsy, female, 54 DATA SET: in love 3 times SUBMISSION DATE: 2018.02.27 "I know that I am in love when I trust the other person enough to say anything without the fear of abandonment or judgement.
Kristen Ruth SmithMarch 21, 2018
SUBJECT: Jennifer, female, 40ish DATA SET: in love 5 times SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.11.24 "I would give my life for them if it came down to it, without even thinking twice. I feel a warmth and strength within my solar plexus that radiat
Kristen Ruth SmithMarch 13, 2018
SUBJECT: Ixchel, female, 67 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 3 SUBMISSION DATE: 2018.03.10 "Being in love feels like thousands of butterflies frantically flapping in my stomach. It smells like being in a field with bright sun on a warm summ
Kristen Ruth SmithMarch 13, 2018
SUBJECT: Carol, female, 57 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 2 SUBMISSION DATE: 2018.02.23 "It is a sensation that permeates me from head to toe, not just heart . It is like a rush and at the same time being held so tenderly and peacefu
Kristen Ruth SmithMarch 4, 2018
SUBJECT: Theresa, female, 62 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 1 SUBMISSION DATE: 2018.02.23 "I would say I have loved and been loved by many people, but one time I connected with the poetry of another and for a brief moment felt what it was
Kristen Ruth SmithMarch 4, 2018
SUBJECT: Samantha, female, 27 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 4 SUBMISSION DATE: 2018.02.28 "I am excited to get up the morning  (without pressing snooze) because I just want to experience life with that person."
Kristen Ruth SmithMarch 4, 2018
SUBJECT: Jon, male, 35 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 4 SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.10.09 "My answer to this question is anything but straightforward because of what love has come to mean for me over time. For me, now, love is not something you
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 21, 2018
SUBJECT: Matt, male, 38 DATA SET: in love 2 times SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.10.24 - Wanting the other persons happiness. - Being emotionally affected by their emotional states (empathy).  - Wanting for them to be successful in the
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 10, 2018
SUBJECT: Winifred, female, 50 DATA SET: in love hundreds of times SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.10.17 "I've been in love more times than I can count. Hundreds, I'd say. The feeling of in love has a lightness and an expansion from the inside
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 10, 2018
SUBJECT: Holly, female, 32 DATA SET: in love 3 times SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.07.11 "I've been in love probably 3-6 times. I'm not exactly sure since being IN love and having intense love for someone can get blurry. But there have been
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 10, 2018
SUBJECT: Holly, female, 42 DATA SET: in love 3 times SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.10.17 "I have been IN LOVE 3x in my late teens/early 20’s, but the first 2x were not as serious as the third time...I’m still married to the third one after b
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 10, 2018
SUBJECT: Sarah, female, 30 DATA SET: in love 1 time SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.10.09 "It's very hard to explain the difference between love and IN LOVE because its a feeling that almost cannot be described. Its a deep connection that is u
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 10, 2018
SUBJECT: Lauren, female, 32 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 2 SUBMISSION DATE: 2017.10.08 "I think being IN LOVE feels like you have entered your own tiny universe with another person. For a while, it feels like your whole life is being liv
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 9, 2018
SUBJECT: Ashley, female, age 35 NUMBER OF TIMES IN LOVE: 2 SUBMISSION DATE: 2018.10.08 "I would have to say the difference is the passion and the desire to express that passion.   Being IN LOVE to me is not exclusively for your
Kristen Ruth SmithFebruary 9, 2018

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